International Humanitarian Law and the Law of Treaties

International Humanitarian Law and the Law of Treaties

International Humanitarian Law and the Law of Treaties The International Law Commission has codified the law of treaties under the benevolent assumption that the drafting and implementation of all treaties, of whatever type, should follow the rules adopted in the 1969...
Lieber Studies Series – Protecting Civilians During Invasion

Lieber Studies Series – Protecting Civilians During Invasion

Lieber Studies Series – Protecting Civilians During Invasion Editors’ note: This post is based on the author’s chapter in Civilian Protection in Armed Conflict: Select Issues (Jelena Pejic and Margaret Kotlik eds. 2025), the eleventh volume of the Lieber Studies...
The New Syria and Its Obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention

The New Syria and Its Obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention

The New Syria and Its Obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention On December 8, 2024, after weeks of hostilities, rebel groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) captured the capital city of Damascus and took control over the Syrian State. This historic...
The Suspension of Hostilities in the Israel-Hezbollah Armed Conflict

The Suspension of Hostilities in the Israel-Hezbollah Armed Conflict

The Suspension of Hostilities in the Israel-Hezbollah Armed Conflict A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect on 27 November. According to the U.S. State Department, “Broadly speaking, it has been successful in stopping the fighting and...
The Woomera Manual and Military Space Activities and Operations

The Woomera Manual and Military Space Activities and Operations

The Woomera Manual and Military Space Activities and Operations The ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine has clearly demonstrated the critical role satellites in outer space play in the conduct of contemporary armed conflict. The conflict itself has been termed the first...